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1. (n.) cosecant
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
2. cosecant
the secant of the complement, or the reciprocal of the sine, of a given angle or arc.
Etymology: (1700–10; < NL cosecant-, s. of cosecāns. See co -, secant)
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1. (noun) cosecant, cosec
ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
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1. (noun) Cosecant
the secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions
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